Shelter Island hosted this weekend’s wedding snack for Alex Soros, 39, son of leftist billionaire George Soros, and Huma Abedin, 48, ex aide to forget the age Hillary Clinton.
Why Shelter Island which you need a boat to reach instead of maybe Forest Hills or Kings Highway? Because the former Mrs. George Soros owns a 4,358-square-foot waterfront house. Nothing extravagant. We don’t anymore save pennies so a round figure for the place — give or take — is a half inch of millions.
Saturday night’s party was 80 guests. Plus two waiting ambulances. That’s the routine if a former president’s around. This was Clinton. The other in case Mrs. Obama let her husband out. Cars parked anyplace. The group was so far left that their cars didn’t even turn right. Bodyguards also.
The caterer? Marie Eiffel who says in her delicious French accent: “I don’t even know anything because I was the whole night in the kitchen. I didn’t know who anyone even was until one week before. Didn’t even know who was honorees. I’ve done private dinners. But I didn’t know this was a sophisticated wedding event. I said, ‘What? Who?’ They told me and I said, ‘OK.’ ”
Mme. Marie is into clothes, fashion, food. As the wedding music was dying down she told me: “I thought it’s just a party. I had no clue what was happening. This was simple but sophisticated. I am just not into names and who’s who.”
Black tie? “No. Like a little family style party. The 5 p.m. hors d’oeuvres were smoked salmon, caviar, shrimp, mini crackers, lamb in a blanket plus I did flowers and grass and stones. The guests were impressed. The wine was particular. I bought it 1 ½ years ago. Small winery. Only their grape — Chablis, chardonnay, pinot noir and Champagne.
“Dinner started 6:30. There was music, speeches, desserts, petit fours around 7:30 then music and a 9 p.m. ice cream parlor.
“Huma came into the kitchen with her groom to thank everyone. My head went straight down in the food.”
They tip the staff? “Yes. And the bride’s sister spoke thanking everyone. So did Bill and Hillary. Main dish was branzino, salmon, crab claws, caviar, shrimp, and country style tomato salad. All arrived on time and by 9:30 everyone left.”
Huma’s ex-husband Anthony Weiner — former congressman who did prison time for having exposed himself to an underage girl — is hustling now to get re-elected again. Yeah. Sure. Lotsa luck. He was not invited. Me either. Shame. I was available.
Another little thing. “Rust” star Alec Baldwin in Central Park with his seven kids. The Philharmonic was philharmonicking there. Alec, friendly, talked and talked — but somehow he’d forgotten his belt. Mouth open but the pants kept falling.
I haven’t personally re-confirmed this but my information leads me to believe he wasn’t invited either to the Soros/Huma wedding.
This preacher told his congregation there were 700 different kinds of sin. Two congregants stopped after the service to enquire: “Can we see the list? We want to make sure we aren’t missing anything.”
For sure only in New York, kids, only in New York.